Kibby Wind Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56829
- Capacity
- 132 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Franklin, ME
- Operating Since
- 2009
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC
- Parent Company
- LS Power Development
- Annual Generation
- 261,626 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.7%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Kibby Wind Facility
OperatingWind
Ranked #3 of 22 Wind plants in ME#579 of 1442 nationally
132 MW Wind operating in Franklin, ME — ISO New England Inc.
EIAGEMWD
132 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
45.3853, -70.5258
County
Franklin, ME
Nearby Plants
- ReEnergy Stratton LLCWood Waste47 MW · 28.3 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC | LS Power Development LLC [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC | LS Power Development | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Kibby Wind Power Project is a wind farm on Kibby Mountain in Franklin County, Maine, United States of America.
Read more on WikipediaThe Kibby Wind Facility is a 132 MW wind power plant located in Franklin County, Maine. The facility began operating in 2009 and is owned by LS Power Development, with Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC as the operator. It utilizes two onshore wind turbine generators. The plant is interconnected to the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority within the NPCC NERC region. Kibby Wind Facility ranks as the 3rd largest of 4 wind plants in Maine, and 574th nationally out of 734 wind plants.
The facility's wind turbines are manufactured by Vestas, model V90-3.0, with a rotor diameter of 90 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of reported generation, the plant produced 261,626 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 22.7%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $36.5 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
30.3K MWh
Latest Month
261.6K MWh
Annual Generation
22.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$36.5/MWh
PPA Price
Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Kibby Wind Farm Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
3.548 km
Operator
Central Maine Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
UN.KIBBY 34.5KIBY
Pricing Hub
.Z.MAINE
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (8)Beta
Hazards·winter storm
Winter Storm Warning: Northern Oxford; Northern Franklin; Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Northern Carroll; Southern C
Winter Storm Warning issued March 21 at 2:18PM EDT until March 23 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Winter Storm Warning (hazard)
NWS Gray ME·5 days ago
Hazards·winter storm
Winter Storm Warning: Northern Oxford; Northern Franklin; Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Northern Carroll; Southern C
Winter Storm Warning issued March 21 at 2:18PM EDT until March 23 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Winter Storm Warning (hazard)
NWS Gray ME·5 days ago
Hazards·winter storm
Winter Storm Warning: Northern Oxford; Northern Franklin; Southern Oxford; Southern Franklin; Northern Carroll; Southern C
Winter Storm Warning issued March 21 at 2:18PM EDT until March 23 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Winter Storm Warning (hazard)
NWS Gray ME·5 days ago
Regulatory·permitting
Aroostook wind megaproject is 1st in Maine to need legislative approval. It got it upfront.
Doug Mulvey and his company, LS Power, wanted to minimize the risk of their multi-billion-dollar bid for a 160-mile transmission line that...
Doug Mulvey (other)LS Power (developer)
Bangor Daily News·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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